Category: Europe
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EU Committee Proposes Tougher Penalties for Food Fraud
The European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee has approved a draft report of legislation that calls for stronger policing of the food industry and tougher penalties for fraud. With an aim to strengthen procedures for detection and prevention of fraudulent practices in the European food chain, the legislation calls for, among other…
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ASA Finds “Prices May Vary” Language Misleading
The U.K. Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has upheld a complaint claiming that a TV advertisement with a “prices may vary” disclaimer was misleading because the complainant was unable to purchase the product for the stated price. Created by Kentucky Fried Chicken (Great Britain) Ltd. (KFC), the commercial in question indicated that families could “save a…
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EFSA Reviews Study Linking Phosphate Additives to Cardiovascular Risk
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a statement finding that a published review of observational studies ultimately failed to establish a causal relationship between high intakes of phosphate additives in food and increased cardiovascular risk in the general population. In addition to considering the data on the association between serum phosphate levels and…
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FDA Issues Industry Guidance on Acrylamide Reduction
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance for the food industry “to help growers, manufacturers and food service operators take steps to reduce levels of acrylamide in certain foods.” A chemical formed in some foods during high-temperature cooking, acrylamide has been characterized by the National Toxicology Program as “reasonably anticipated to…
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EFSA Publishes Reference Values for Vitamin C and Manganese
At the behest of the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA’s) Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA Panel) has published population reference intakes (PRIs) for vitamin C and adequate intakes (AIs) for manganese “as part of its ongoing work on Dietary Reference Values (DRVs).” Basing its conclusions on the quantity of vitamin…
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EFSA Issues Feed Additives Guidance on Renewal of Authorizations
The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) Panel on Additives and Products or Substances Used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) has issued guidance to assist applicants “in the preparation and submission of technical dossiers for the renewal of the authorization of additives for use in animal nutrition.” According to EFSA, EU regulations require applicants to renew feed additive authorizations…
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EC Seeks Data on Nanomaterials in Agri-Food-Feed
The European Commission-Joint Research Centre and Institute of Food Safety of the University of Wageningen in The Netherlands, at the request of the European Food Safety Authority, have issued a two-part survey regarding nanomaterials in agri-food-feed applications that aims to collect information about (i) the current and potential future use of nanomaterials or nanotechnology in…
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Corporate Europe Observatory Criticizes EFSA Ahead of Transparency Conference
Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) recently joined a coalition of nongovernmental organizations in criticizing the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) ahead of the agency’s October 3, 2013, stakeholder meeting on transparency in risk assessment. Led by CEO and backed by groups such as Cancer Prevention and Education Society, Friends of the Earth Europe and GMWatch, the…